THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 June 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

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.. _ 3 Received this day at 88Ca m. t London, June 20. t Privates H. Souohan, A. J. Thorn, and . A. 0. McFarlane, of the Seventh New 3 Zealand Contingent, were aocidently I wounded near Standorton. 1 Up to last Novembor7,ooo British sol- - . diera applied for permission to remain lu^f 0 South Africa. t The South Afrioan Land Settlement 3 Commission appointed by the last Parliai ment, on the motion of H. Arnold Foster, ; issued a report which states, that unless a i. strenuous effort is made to establish a \ thoroughly British population in the con- [ quered States, the sacrifice of the war will be absolutely wasted. It advises the e compulsory acquisition of private lands for settlement, in fines adopted in New Zealand. Approved soldiers ought to be ' x given farms of 100 to 6000 aores, and be ( assisted to stock them, subjeot to the 1 Homo military obligations. A purely Q military settlement is undesirable, but s liberally employment of soldiers upon the railways is urged, and also the founding of a military horse-breeding establish* , ment. " Afrikander Bond Delegates Be* 3 turning. j Received this day at 10 5a m. T London, June 23. j Merriman and Sauer, Afrikander bond 3 delegates to England sailed on their return [ to Capetown. Boer Leaders' Movements. ■ London, June 23. De Wet is reported to be at West i Kroonstad. Louis Botha is at Amorsi foot, and De Larey is trying to join Botha. -» *: i » -